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Funnel for exhaust gases

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On 26 February 2019, the DLR German Aerospace Center in Lampoldshausen inaugurated a new test facility that simulates launch for the complete Ariane 6 upper stage.

The test stand has three main areas. A steel structure will hold the Ariane 6 upper stage in front of a concrete safety wall – the ‘Test cell’. Under this is a concrete chute to funnel away hot exhaust gases from the Vinci engine, and behind the safety wall is a concrete building with five levels for gaseous panels, control, and auxiliary systems.

The tests will include the Vinci engine firing, non-propulsive ballistic phases, tank pressurisation to increase performance, Vinci reignitions, exhaust nozzle manoeuvres, ending with passivation where all remaining internal energy is removed.

  • ESA - S. Corvaya
  • Space Transportation
  • Ariane Ariane 6
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Launcher Europe launcher
Funnel for exhaust gases
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Funnel for exhaust gases

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Ariane 6 upper stage 'Test cell'
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Ariane 6 upper stage 'Test cell'

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Ariane 6 upper stage test facility
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Ariane 6 upper stage test facility

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Ariane 6 upper stage test facility
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Ariane 6 upper stage test facility

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Ariane 6 upper stage test facility
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Ariane 6 upper stage test facility

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